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GPS and GIS: A More Perfect Union

GPS Downloads | GPS Software Hub | February 9, 2008 at 10:42 am

Mapping and Spatial Analysis of Field Data Using GPS Recivers, Real-world Coordinates, and GIS

By Joseph J. Kerski, Ph.D
Education Industry Curriculum Development Manager
ESRI – Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.

This document describes how to use Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates and field data in conjunction with desktop and web-based Geographic Information Systems (GIS) spatial analysis in educational settings.

The 35 pages document provides a set of guidelines for moving GPS data to online GIS and desktop GIS and covers the following topics:
  • Advantages of Adding GPS and GIS to Field Studies
  • Starting Your Fieldwork
  • From Field Trips to Mapping: Two Steps
  • From GPS to Computer: Two Options
  • Example of Automated Method Using Minnesota DNR Garmin
  • Working with Your Field Data Within ArcGIS
  • Editing Tracks and Waypoints within ArcGIS
  • Mapping On the Web with Your GPS Coordinates
  • Base Maps

To get the whole document, click here -> Download (pdf – 2.4MB)

Contact the author at: jkerski@esri.com
Join the GIS Education Community: http://edcommunity.esri.com

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